Abstract:
A power converter comprising a plurality of pairs of electrical valve bridges which have a plurality of electrical valves connected in each bridge between DC terminals and AC terminals connected to an AC load and a plurality of controllable DC power means for feeding pulsating unidirectional current into the DC terminals of the electrical valve bridges or out of the DC terminals whereby the unidirectional pulsating current is distributed to the plurality of pairs of electrical valve bridges for feeding to the AC load. The power converter further comprises magnetically coupled reactors connected in unidirectional pulsating current lines. Alternatively, it further comprises DC lines of the unidirectional pulsating current lines which are connected as a common lines.
Abstract:
A connection member includes: a first short bar whose one end is attached to a first terminal block; a second short bar which extends in a longitudinal direction of the first short bar and whose one end is attached to a second terminal block, at least part of the other end of the second short bar overlapping the first short bar; and a guide member which is attached to an overlapping part of the first short bar and the second short bar and which allows the second short bar to move relative to the first short bar in the longitudinal direction while maintaining surface contact between the first short bar and the second short bar at the overlapping part.
Abstract:
This thyristor starter includes a control angle operation portion including a function or a table showing relation between a rotation speed of a synchronous machine and a phase control angle of an inverter and finding a phase control angle having a value in accordance with the rotation speed of the synchronous machine found by a speed operation portion. The phase control angle varies from a minimum value to a maximum value in accordance with the rotation speed of the synchronous machine, and a rate of increase in phase control angle relative to the rotation speed of the synchronous machine is varied in a plurality of steps in accordance with the rotation speed of the synchronous machine.
Abstract:
Power conversion systems and integrated multi-phase chokes providing high common mode to differential mode choke inductance ratios with circular and triangular shapes for concurrent differential filtering and common-mode voltage blocking in motor drives and other power conversion applications.
Abstract:
A transverse flux machine has at least three phases, each provided by a stator core and phase windings. Each of the at least three phases is captured within a common housing. Parallel lines extend from the at least three phases, and a current source converter is created on each of the parallel lines by inductors, a switching network, and communicating capacitors, which are received within the common housing.
Abstract:
A switched resonant power converter applies AC to an induction motor. The power converter controls the magnitude and phase of the motor current, and tuning the stator flux accordingly in order to control the motor speed. A preprocessor operates on a speed command signal by getting the user speed command input to produce amplitude and phase-related signals for application to inputs of the power converter control.
Abstract:
Power conversion systems and integrated multi-phase chokes providing high common mode to differential mode choke inductance ratios with circular and triangular shapes for concurrent differential filtering and common-mode voltage blocking in motor drives and other power conversion applications.
Abstract:
Power conversion apparatus and methods are presented for providing electrical power to a grid or other load in which a synchronous machine is driven by a wind turbine or other prime mover to provide generator power to a switching type current source converter (CSC), with a current source rectifier (CSR) of the CSC being switched to provide d-axis control of the synchronous machine current based on grid power factor feedback, and with a current source inverter (CSI) of the CSC being switched to provide leading firing angle control and selective employment of dumping resists to dissipate excess generator energy in a fault mode when a grid voltage drops below a predetermined level.
Abstract:
A machine has a housing that includes a plurality of stator coils to be positioned adjacent to a rotor. A switching network includes a plurality of transistors and diodes connected to the coils. A current source inverter is provided by a switching network, a pair of inductors positioned on power rails, and commutating capacitors. The current source inverter and the coils are all positioned within said housing. Power architecture for a vehicle has a source of DC power, which communicates with machines through integrated motor drives. The motor drives include at least three coils positioned adjacent to the rotors for a motor associated with the integrated motor drive. A storage switching network is positioned downstream of the coils, with the storage switching network to be closed to allow power from the coils to drive the rotor, or to be opened to allow power to pass to a local storage component.
Abstract:
A device for transmitting electric power between alternating voltage networks includes converters interconnected by direct current lines and provided each with several six-pulse conversion bridges. The six-pulse conversion bridges of one same converter are capable of being connected to an alternating voltage network associated with the converters via inductances differently phase-shifted. A control unit is provided to energize the valves of the six-pulse conversion bridges. The device is more economical and the converters are interconnected by a plurality of direct current circuits, each direct current circuit being galvanically separated from at least an alternating voltage network.